Some nerdy genius decided to tear into his Rock Band guitar and wire up a modification that would allow you to activate overdrive (or star power) by using your real stomp box. The demonstration video is below or click HERE for step-by-step directions.

Gibson sparked up a lawsuit against Activision claiming that Guitar Hero titles violate one of its patents. Now the company appears to be on the warpath, suing Wal-Mart, Target, GameStop, Amazon, Toys ‘R’ Us and Kmart in an attempt to get the game off of store shelves. Reportedly, Gibson took “this action reluctantly, but is required to protect its intellectual property.”  The games are still available but get em before they are gone…

We were just wishing for a pocket sized guitar amp built from an Altoids tin when along came the Fairy of ROCK… she wailed with face melting guitar solo and *POOF* there it was in our hands… The Mint Tin Pocket Guitar Amp… We plugged in a guitar and some headphones and started to rock out fresh style.

As the fairy explained, each one of these mini amps is made by hand from an actual Altoids mint tin. The fairy removes the mints and eats them (thus her incredibly fresh breath). She then solders the electronics together, adds some jacks, a volume control and a red LED… and voila! Ready for you to plug in a standard electric guitar and some headphones. Surprisingly you get a nice tone and plenty of volume from this diminutive amp.